St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary AcademyLongdendale High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy and Longdendale High School are secondary schools.
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Longdendale High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged the expected standard and Longdendale High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.5 for St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy and 41.1 for Longdendale High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (45.0 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Longdendale High School (47.2 in 2021-22, 41.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GlossopSt Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy | HydeLongdendale High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 45 in Derbyshire | 8th of 14 in Tameside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 572 | 784 | |
| Capacity | 485 | 900 | |
| Location | Glossop, SK13 8DR | Hyde, SK14 8LW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.5 | 41.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.2% | 32.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51.4% | 53.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.0% | 51.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | 3.65 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 111 | 140 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 572 | 784 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.4% | 37.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.7% | 2.7% | |
| SEN support | 11.7% | 10.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.8% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.7% Stronger figure | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.2% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Longdendale High School
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